12 sets of Films/TV shows sharing a plot line
Here are twelve instance where plot points have recurred without accreditation
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- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsWill SmithBill PullmanJeff GoldblumThe aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.Shares many plot points and a final twist (the use of a virus) with War of the Worlds (1953)
- DirectorJim AbrahamsDavid ZuckerJerry ZuckerStarsBette MidlerDanny DeVitoJudge ReinholdA couple cheated by a vile businessman kidnaps his wife in retaliation, not knowing that their enemy is delighted that they did.A Rich man plans to kill his wife, when she is kidnapped he refuses to pay the ransom in the hope the kidnappers will save him the trouble.
His wife then collaborates with her kidnappers to gain revenge on the husband by robbing him blind.
A plot first used in Too many Crooks (1959) - DirectorPatrick LussierStarsGerard ButlerJustine WaddellJonny Lee MillerA group of thieves breaks into a chamber expecting to find paintings, but instead they release the count himself, who travels to New Orleans to find his nemesis' daughter, Mary Van Helsing.With elements from Son of Dracula (1943) & Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) and a plot line from Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) is a very familiar updating of the Dracula story.
- DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsGeorge ClooneyMark WahlbergIce CubeIn the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, four soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.Shares a main theme, a climax and quite a lot of jokes with Kelly’s Heroes (1970)
- DirectorDennis DuganStarsAdam SandlerKevin JamesJessica BielTwo straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits.Two firemen pals pretend to be a gay couple to get out of money problems.
A plot line first used in Strange Bedfellows (2004) AKA I Now Pronounce You Vince and Ralph - DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsDustin HoffmanSharon StoneSamuel L. JacksonA spaceship is discovered under three hundred years' worth of coral growth at the bottom of the ocean.A group of ship mates encounter an alien object that allows them to manifest their thoughts as reality, however their subconscious minds can also access this power with horrific results.
A plot line first explored in Forbidden Planet (1956) - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsSam NeillLaura DernJeff GoldblumA pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.Cutting edge science is exploited to build the ultimate tourist attraction, however the exhibits break loose and go on the rampage killing the guests.
Michael Crichton recycled his plot line from Westworld (1973) for a second time for this film. - DirectorJon AmielStarsAaron EckhartHilary SwankDelroy LindoThe only way to save Earth from catastrophe is to drill down to the core and set it spinning again.A scientific genius journeys to the earth's core, and returns on plume of lava after achieving his objective.
Basically an updating of the classic Journey To The Centre Of The Earth especially the 1959 film version, which like this also cuts out all of the superfluous subplot. - DirectorChristopher SmithStarsFranka PotenteSean HarrisVas BlackwoodTrapped in a London subway station, a woman who's being pursued by a potential attacker heads into the unknown labyrinth of tunnels beneath the city's streets.A feral cannibal creature living in the London underground system turns out to be a man abandoned there as a child.
The plot was also used in "Death Line" (1973) - StarsJimmy SmitsMarg HelgenbergerJohn AshtonThe small town of Haven becomes a hot-bed of inventions all run by a strange green power device. The whole town is digging something up in the woods, and only an alcoholic poet can discover the secret of the Tommyknockers.The inhabitants of a small town are possessed by Aliens and forced to help uncover and repair their long buried space ship. One man is immune to the influence of the creatures because he has a metal plate in his skull and so is able to fight back.
Night Slaves (1970), They Came from Beyond Space (1967) and It Came from Outer Space(1953) All use this plot, two of them also use the metal plate in the man's head as an important plot point too. - DirectorSam RaimiStarsAlison LohmanJustin LongRuth LivierA loan officer who evicts an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point.An innocent is cursed by a witch by the passing of a cursed object that grants them a few days of increasing madness before being dragged to hell by a fire demon.
The only escape is to return the curse to the witch before the deadline.
The plot of M.R,James short story "The Casting of the Runes" filmed as Night of the Demon (1957) and as Casting the Runes (1979) - DirectorRichard DonnerStarsChristopher ReeveMargot KidderGene HackmanAn alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.A villain is buying up worthless land, with the aim of blowing off the coast line so making his property prime valuable real estate.
This plot line was first used as Adam Adamant Lives episode two "Death has a thousand faces"(1966)